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Anson Marston, Dean, College of Engineering, 1904-1937
Anson Marston, Dean, College of Engineering, 1904-1937
Anson Marston, Dean, College of Engineering, 1904-1937

Anson Marston, Dean, College of Engineering, 1904-1937

Object NamePortrait
Artist / Maker (American, 1884 - 1971)
Datec. 1940
OriginU.S.A.
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions38 x 32 in. (96.5 x 81.3 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCommissioned by Iowa State College. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU82.130
Status
On view
Label TextAnson Marston joined the Iowa State faculty in 1892 and served as Dean of Engineering from 1904 until 1932, during which time Iowa State established a reputation as one of the best engineering schools in the world. Marston Hall and Marston Watertower are named after Anson Marston.
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, Christian Petersen Art Museum
Anson Marston Medal
Object Name: Medal
Christian Petersen
1938
Object number: UM99.61
Anson Marston Medal
Object Name: Medal
Christian Petersen
1938
Object number: UM99.60
Lucy
Object Name: Bas Relief
Christian Petersen
1943
Object number: UM2016.474
Alice
Object Name: Bas Relief
Christian Petersen
1943
Object number: UM2016.521
The Fifth Muse
Object Name: Installation
Norie Sato
2016
Object number: U2016.506
Engineering Hall: Concept study for niches
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1942
Object number: um92.243a
Senior Engineer Medal: Concept Studies
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
c. 1936
Object number: um92.53
Reminder of the Past
Object Name: Photograph
George Christensen
Object number: U2017.171
Valley Bluff Mountain
Object Name: Painting
Carl Wendell Rawson
1937
Object number: U2008.469
Study for Alice Marston
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1943
Object number: um92.284b
Study for Alice Marston
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1943
Object number: um92.284c
Study for Alice Marston
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1943
Object number: UM92.284a